verb, noun · neutral

study

/ˈstʌdi/STU·dy

Band 5-6speakingtask2

to spend time learning about a subject or reading; the act of learning

Examples

I usually study for two hours every evening before dinner.

She did a study of students' attitudes to exams.

He prefers quiet places for independent study.

Band 8 sentence

Over the past year I've focused mainly on independent study, reading widely and practising past papers to improve my exam technique.

Collocations

  • study for an exam
  • study abroad
  • independent study

Word family

study vstudy nstudies n (plural) / 3rd person singular vstudying v-ing / noun (gerund)

Common mistakes

I study English since 2019.I have been studying English since 2019.

I study 3 hours yesterday.I studied for three hours yesterday.

She studies medicine at next year.She will study medicine next year.

Say it for a higher band

5go to school6learn7+study

Synonyms

learn

Easily confused

learn

He learned how to cook while living with his host family.

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